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Sussex County (Va.)--History--18th century

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Commissions of the Peace for Sussex County, Virginia

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. Acc. 2014.134
Scope and Contents

Contains three Commissions of the Peace of Sussex County, Virginia signed by Robert Dinwiddie, Lieutenant Governor of Virginia and William Nelson, Governor of Virginia. The documents were signed under the reign of King George II and King George III of England and contain the names of several men selected to be Justices of the Peace. Two of the documents contains the original seal.

Dates: 1754-1771

Sussex County, Va. Merchant's Account Book

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV Ame1u Oversize
Scope and Contents

Account book of an unknown merchant, probably from Sussex County, Virginia.  Some accounts include people from Isle of Wight County, Virginia and Surry County, Virginia.

Dates: 1770-1771